HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk () is a professional ice hockey club based in Nizhnekamsk, Russia. It is a member of the Kharlamov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
History
Neftekhimik was founded October 23, 1968 by workers of the Nizhnekamsk Petrochemical plant to represent Nizhnekamsk in the Tatar ASSR ice hockey championship. After winning championship titles in regional competitions, the team was promoted to the national level. It reached the top division of Russian hockey in 1995.
Honors
Champions Vysshaya Liga Championship (1): 1995 Tampere Cup (1): 2002 Tatra Cup (1): 2003 Bashkortostan Cup (1): 2017
Season-by-season KHL record
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime Losses; Pts = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; P = Playoff
Season GP W L OTL Pts GF GA Finish Top Scorer Playoffs 2008–09 56 22 24 2 79 146 140 4th, Chernyshev Konstantin Makarov Lost in preliminary round, 1–3 (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl) 2009–10 56 27 21 0 93 176 166 3rd, Kharlamov Niklas Persson Lost in Conference Semifinals, 2–4 (Salavat Yulaev Ufa) 2010–11 54 22 26 2 75 159 162 4th, Kharlamov Sergei Konkov Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 3–4 (Avangard Omsk) 2011–12 54 20 25 1 74 142 165 5th, Kharlamov Maxim Pestushko Did not qualify 2012–13 52 17 19 2 77 144 150 4th, Kharlamov Renat Mamashev Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 0–4 (Ak Bars Kazan) 2013–14 54 19 34 1 57 127 152 7th, Kharlamov Yegor Milovzorov Did not qualify 2014–15 60 25 33 2 73 165 199 5th, Kharlamov Dan Sexton Did not qualify 2015–16 60 27 29 4 86 130 135 4th, Kharlamov Mikhail Zhukov Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 0–4 (Avangard Omsk) 2016–17 60 28 31 1 80 143 155 4th, Kharlamov Dan Sexton Did not qualify 2017–18 56 30 19 7 94 135 135 5th, Kharlamov Dan Sexton Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 1–4 (Traktor Chelyabinsk) 2018–19 62 23 33 6 52 130 164 6th, Kharlamov Juuso Puustinen Did not qualify 2019–20 62 28 26 8 64 162 158 5th, Kharlamov Matt White Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 0–4 (Ak Bars Kazan) 2020–21 60 19 39 2 40 133 214 6th, Kharlamov Libor Hudáček Did not qualify 2021–22 49 22 19 8 52 121 140 4th, Kharlamov Marat Khairullin Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 0–4 (Traktor Chelyabinsk) 2022–23 68 33 29 6 72 173 193 4th, Kharlamov Pavel Poryadin Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 2–4 (Ak Bars Kazan) 2023–24 68 27 26 15 69 158 200 6th, Kharlamov Andrei Belozyorov Did not qualify 2024–25 68 25 26 17 67 159 200 5th, Kharlamov Andrei Belozyorov Did not qualify 2025–26 68 34 31 3 71 170 188 5th, Kharlamov Andrei Belozyorov Lost in Last 16, 1–4 (Avangard Omsk)
Players
Current roster
Franchise leaders
All-time KHL scoring leaders
These are the top-ten point-scorers in franchise history. Figures are updated after each completed KHL regular season.
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; = current Neftekhimik player
Points Player Pos GP G A Pts P/G Dan Sexton RW 241 60 134 194 0.81 Igor Polygalov C 432 86 85 171 0.40 Andrei Belozyorov LW 258 81 86 167 0.64 Egor Milovzorov RW 247 65 100 165 0.67 Pavel Poryadin RW 355 76 80 156 0.44 Evgeny Mityakin LW 317 58 84 142 0.44 Maxim Pestushko RW 179 64 57 121 0.68 Bulat Shafigullin RW 366 48 68 116 0.31 Marat Khairullin RW 308 57 51 108 0.35 Andrei Ivanov LW 187 53 45 98 0.52
Goals Player Pos G Igor Polygalov C 86 Andrei Belozyorov LW 81 Pavel Poryadin RW 76 Egor Milovzorov RW 65 Maxim Pestushko RW 64 Dan Sexton RW 60 Evgeny Mityakin LW 58 Marat Khairullin RW 57 Andrei Ivanov LW 53 Bulat Shafigullin RW 48
Assists Player Pos A Dan Sexton RW 134 Egor Milovzorov RW 100 Andrei Belozyorov LW 86 Igor Polygalov C 85 Evgeny Mityakin LW 84 Pavel Poryadin RW 80 Bulat Shafigullin RW 68 Renat Mamashev D 66 Evgeny Ryasensky D 58 Maxim Pestushko RW 57
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